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Association Royale des Descendants des Lignages de Bruxelles

"Seven Noble Houses of Brussels organization" redirects here. For other uses, see Seven Noble Houses of Brussels.

The Association Royale des Descendants des Lignages de Bruxelles (French) (Dutch: Koninklijke Vereniging der Afstammelingen van de Brusselse Geslachten; lit. 'Royal Association of the Descendants of the Lineages of Brussels') is a hereditary organization of individuals who have documented their descent from at least one member of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels.[1][2][3]

Association Royale des Descendants des Lignages de Bruxelles
Company typeASBL
Founded1961
HeadquartersBrussels
Websitelignagesdebruxelles.be

History

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Main article: Seven Noble Houses of Brussels

Like the nobility, the Seven Noble Houses (or lineages) of Brussels were abolished during the French occupation. But whereas the nobility was officially recognised after the Belgian revolution of 1830, the lineages of Brussels were not. The Association was founded in 1961[4][5] as an asbl[6] (non-profit) with the aim of bringing the descendants of the Seven Noble Houses together.[1]

Activities

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The descendants of the Seven Noble Houses are currently united within this organization which perpetuates their existence and their rituals dating back to the Middle Ages. For example, every year, the organisation takes an active part in the organization of the Ommegang.[7][8][9]

Publications

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The organization's main publications are:

  • Les filiations lignagères: a yearly genealogical publication that shows the lineage of members back to their ancestors who held positions as members the Seven Noble Houses;
  • Le Valet: a quarterly periodic that keeps members up to date on the activities and news of the association;
  • Le Bulletin.

Post-nominal letters

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People officially admitted to the Association are entitled to use the following post-nominal letters: PB (Patricius Bruxellensis) for all members and NPB (Nobilis Patricius Bruxellensis) in case they are members of the Belgian nobility.[10]

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    Coats of arms of the Seven Noble Houses on a manuscript from the 18th century.
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    Manneken Pis dressed as a burgomaster from the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels. The costume was gifted by the Association in 2013.[11][12]
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    Map of Brussels with the Seven Noble Houses' coats of arms.

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b "La noblesse entre cercles et clubs de golf". L'Echo (in French). 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  2. ^ "En 1549, les lignages ont le devoir de recevoir dignement". www.dhnet.be (in French). 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  3. ^ Libre.be, La (2015-08-23). "Des lignages aussi royaux". www.lalibre.be (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  4. ^ "L'Association des Descendants des Lignages de Bruxelles fête ses 50 ans". www.lavenir.net (in French). Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  5. ^ "* S.M. le Roi Philippe et S.M. la Reine Mathilde: une ascendance commune ?". www.dydewalle.be. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  6. ^ "ASSOC. ROYALE DES DESCENDANTS DES LIGNAGES DE ASBL - 0408.617.250 - Bruxelles". trendstop.levif.be. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  7. ^ "L'Ommegang de Bruxelles". www.patrimoineculturel.cfwb.be (in French). 2017-03-15. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  8. ^ INSCRIPTION D’UN ÉLÉMENT À L’INVENTAIRE DU PATRIMOINE CULTUREL IMMATÉRIEL DE LA RÉGION BRUXELLES-CAPITALE Read online
  9. ^ "Participants - Ommegang de Bruxelles". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  10. ^ This custom is already found in the writings of Jan-Baptist Hauwaert, NPB (1533–1599).
  11. ^ "Bourgmestre des lignages de Bruxelles". MANNEKEN-PIS.
  12. ^ "Manneken Pis le nouveau Bourgmestre des Lignages de Bruxelles". mijnplatteland.com. Retrieved 2020-05-22.

Further reading

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  • Olivier de Trazegnies, «Les sept lignages de Bruxelles», in : L'Éventail, May 2009, pp. 92–94.
  • Serge Quoidbach, Nicolas Keszei, and Michel Lauwers, «Association royale des descendants des lignages de Bruxelles», in : Noblesse is business, Brussels : Racine, 2017, pp. 148–149.

See also

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